racial tension

collocation in English

meaningsofracialandtension

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racial
adjective
uk
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/us
/ˈreɪ.ʃəl/
based on someone's perceived race, especially in a way that is unfair or harmful; or based on policies, behaviours, rules, etc. that result in unfair or harmful treatment of people because of their ...
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tension
noun
uk
/ˈten.ʃən/us
/ˈten.ʃən/
a feeling of nervousness before an important or ...
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(Definition ofracialandtensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Urban riots had left many dead and increasedracialtension.
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We have no fears aboutracialtension.
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Anything which enhancesracialtensionis bad.
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Yet we have noracialtension.
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There will be a dying away of thisracialtension.
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It is a city in which there isracialtension.
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What proposals she has to reduceracialtensionin schools.
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Racialtensionis now one of the most explosive issues.
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There isracialtension, often associated with outbreaks of violence.
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I did not feel any sense ofracialtension.
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That is in situations of tribal orracialtension.
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Nor is there justification for the accusation of creatingracialtension.
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But that does not make the presentracialtensionany more acceptable.
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It has led to consequences which have caused us all considerable trouble and increasingracialtension.
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It is a recipe for increasedracialtensionin my community and many others.
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The fourth main obvious danger to world peace is that ofracialtension.
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It will set it back and add to the frustration and to theracialtension.
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I entirely accept that there are problems ofracialtensionand conflict.
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If that happens,racialtensionwill rise, and the whole country will be the loser.
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That may well be the case in areas of social orracialtension.
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Peace in our inner cities is made more fragile byracialtension.
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It panders to prejudice and will heighten rather than reduceracialtension.
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